2021-22 Tartan Women's Track and Field News
Cornwall Receives NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
July 28, 2022
Recent graduate Lindy Cornwall (Poway, Calif./Poway) of the Carnegie Mellon University women's tennis and women's track and field teams has been awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. Cornwall will receive a one-time, nonrenewable grant of $10,000 to be used for part-time or full-time postgraduate study at a university or professional school. Cornwall will continue her educational pursuits at Carnegie Mellon, as she is enrolled in the master's program for mechanical engineering.
Women’s Track and Field Earns USTFCCCA All-Academic Awards
July 20, 2022
The U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced the 2022 Division III All-Academic Track & Field Teams and Carnegie Mellon University was included on the list for the 26th consecutive year. A total of 150 women's teams earned the distinction as a result of a cumulative team GPA of 3.10 or better for the 2020-21 academic year.
Outdoor Track and Field Garners 39 USTFCCCA Mid-Atlantic All-Region Honors
June 29, 2022
The Carnegie Mellon University men’s and women’s track and field teams had 39 Mid-Atlantic All-Region honors awarded to its athletes by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) for the 2022 outdoor track and field season. Twenty-eight represent the men while 11 represent the women with eight men and two women receiving multiple honors.
Tartans Earn Three All-America Honors on Final Day of NCAA Outdoor Championships
May 28, 2022
On the final day of the 2022 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships Carnegie Mellon University women's track and field team garnered three All-America honors. The three-day championships are being held at the Spire Institute in Geneva, Ohio.
Barre Places Ninth in Heptathlon at 2022 NCAA Outdoor Championships, Giordani Advances to Final of 100-Meter
May 27, 2022
Competition continued for members of the Carnegie Mellon women's track and field team on Friday at day two of the 2022 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The three-day championships are being held at the Spire Institute in Geneva, Ohio.
Giordani Advances to 200-Meter Final at 2022 NCAA Outdoor Championships in School Record Time
May 26, 2022
Junior Samantha Giordani (Pittsburgh, Pa. / Ambridge) of the Carnegie Mellon women's track and field team topped her own school record at the first day of the 2022 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The three-day championships are being held at the Spire Institute in Geneva, Ohio.
Rivera Named Women’s Mid-Atlantic Region Assistant Coach of the Year
May 25, 2022
Assistant Coach Jose Rivera of the Carnegie Mellon University women's outdoor track and field teams was honored by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) with outstanding regional recognition. The eighth-year coach, who works primarily with the sprinters and hurdlers, was named Mid-Atlantic Assistant Coach of the Year for the women.
Stop, Hammer Time!
May 23, 2022
At the Carnegie Mellon University Invitational on March 25, Kendra Noneman, a Ph.D. student in the Program in Neural Computation, approached the throwing circle with her dance partner, "Stanley," an 8.82-pound metal ball attached to a steel wire. She named it after Stanley Kirk Burrell, better known as the rapper, MC Hammer.
Record Number of Tartans Selected to 2022 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
May 21, 2022
The Carnegie Mellon University women's track and field team had three athletes earn selection to the 2022 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships set to be held from May 26 through May 28 at Spire Institute in Geneva, Ohio. This marks the most individual entries to be selected for the same championship in school history for the Tartans.
School Records Set at All-Atlantic Region Championships; Tartans Place 6th
May 19, 2022
The Carnegie Mellon University women's track and field team finished sixth at the two-day All-Atlantic Region Outdoor Track and Field Championships hosted by Moravian University with two individual victories and five top-three finishes.
Tartans Compete at Marty Goldberg Gator Invite
May 12, 2022
The Carnegie Mellon University women's track and field team competed at the Marty Goldberg Gator Invite on Thursday hosted by Allegheny College.
Giordani Sets Two School Records at West Virginia University Last Chance
May 07, 2022
The Carnegie Mellon University women's track and field team competed at the West Virginia University Last Chance on Saturday.
89 Carnegie Mellon Student-Athletes Earn Spring Academic Honors
May 05, 2022
A total of 89 Carnegie Mellon University student-athletes were named to the University Athletic Association’s (UAA) All-Academic Recognition list for the spring sports teams, as announced by the Association on May 5.
Tartans Compete at Saint Francis University Red Flash Open
April 30, 2022
Members of the Carnegie Mellon University women's track and field team competed at the Red Flash Open hosted by Saint Francis University on Saturday, April 30.
Tartans Finish Fifth at UAA Outdoor Championships, Barre Wins UAA High Jump Title
April 24, 2022
The Carnegie Mellon University women's track and field team placed fifth at the University Athletic Association (UAA) Outdoor Championships on Sunday hosted by Washington University in St. Louis. The Tartans scored 62 points while WushU tabbed 286 points to win the UAA Championship.
Tartans Compete at Opening Day of UAA Outdoor Championships, Noneman Wins UAA Title in Hammer
April 23, 2022
The Carnegie Mellon University women's track and field team competed at the first day of the University Athletic Association (UAA) Outdoor Championships on Saturday hosted by Washington University in St. Louis. After the first day of competition, the Tartans are in fifth with 27 points. The WashU leads with 96 points.